Crossfire by Lynette Eason

Crossfire
by Lynette Eason

ISBN-13: 9780800737351
Paperback: 308 pages
Publisher: Revell
Released: August 2nd 2022

Source: Review copy from the publisher.

Book Description, Modified from Goodreads:
FBI special agent Julianna James is a top-notch negotiator who has never lost a hostage. Surely, she can manage to take care of her much younger sister, Dottie, who showed up unannounced to live with Julianna while she finished her senior year of high school.

A former sniper with the 75th Ranger Regiment, Clay Snyder left the army after a tragic incident that he can't get past. Now he's working as a high school resource officer until he can figure out what to do with the rest of his life.

Their paths cross when Julianna is called in to negotiate a courtroom hostage situation involving Clay's sister. Impressed and a bit intimidated by the calm, capable woman with the dark hair and blue eyes, Clay invites her to speak at his school. Dottie's school. But as the anniversary of a school shooting from Julianna's past approaches, it becomes clear that her perfect record is about to be tested and that Dottie is at risk. If Julianna and Clay can't figure out who's behind the attacks, more innocent people will die--and Julianna just might be one of them.


My Review:
Crossfire is a romantic suspense. This is the second novel in a series, but it works as a stand alone novel. Julianna became a negotiator because she survived a hostage situation when she was a teenager. She lost a close friend in that same incident, and she's determined to never lose a hostage. She's been successful so far, but her past haunts her as the fifteenth anniversary of that traumatic situation nears. Clay has his own trauma to work through as he can't forgive himself for following orders that resulted in an innocent man dying.

The main characters were engaging, complex, capable, and reacted realistically to events. Julianna needed to narrow down who was out for revenge against her. The high suspense came from danger to and repeated attacks on various people. All of the main female characters contributed toward either their own rescue or the rescue of others. They're not necessarily super-skilled women, just brave and determined not to sit around being a victim. Julianna and Clay enjoyed spending time together and respected each other.

The Christian element was about learning to forgive. There was no sex or bad language. Overall, I'd recommend this exciting story.


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